Ocean's Breath Plateau the cult of venus aversa

"I know, Pappa." She returned his nuzzle with one of her own and a kiss to his cheek before they turned back to exploring. "We can go wherever you'd like. Did you have something in mind for our journey? Do you want to find a gift for Mamma?" She turned her emerald eyes back toward the land before them, the plateau that stretched around the Sentinels and created a protective barrier. She smiled softly at the land around them, at the beauty that it possessed and offered to them, and waited for her father's guidance. 

Though she was young yet, something tickled at the back of her mind. "Do you know where Malachi has been?" she asked softly, glancing at her father as they walked. "He's been scarce since we moved. I worry he feels isolated from our family. He's always been aloof." Her heart fluttered at the thought of him being gone, that his absence might mean something more permanent, but she refused to voice this concerns yet. She had no proof he was truly gone.